Chocolate Skeleton Cookies
Chocolate skeleton cookies are the perfect spooky Halloween cookie. A cinnamon chocolate cookie base is piped with sweet icing bones using my fail-proof royal icing make for a scary treat.
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 264kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1¼ cups unsweetened cocoa
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1½ cups unsalted butter
- 2½ cups confectioners’ sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 recipe Royal Icing recipe below
- White sanding sugar
Royal Icing
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 ½ tablespoons meringue powder or powdered egg whites
- ¼ cup water
Instructions
- Whisk together flour, cocoa, salt and cinnamon; set aside.3 cups all-purpose flour, 1¼ cups unsweetened cocoa, ¼ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light, about 2 min. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Working in two batches, add flour mixture and beat until just combined. Divide dough in half and wrap pieces in plastic wrap, flatten into disks and chill 1 hr or overnight.1½ cups unsalted butter, 2½ cups confectioners’ sugar, 2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Heat oven to 350ºF. On a floured surface roll dough to ¼ inch thick. Cut with a 5-inch gingerbread man cookie cutter and transfer to unlined baking sheets. Reroll scraps once. Bake until cookies spring back when touched, about 12 min. Cool on wire racks.
- Prepare 1 recipe Royal Icing: With an electric mixer mix confectioners' sugar, meringue powder and water on low speed, scraping sides of bowl until icing is the consistency of soft whipped cream, about 10 min.2 cups confectioners' sugar, 2 ½ tablespoons meringue powder , ¼ cup water
- Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a #2 plain tip. Decorate with lines for a skeleton. Pipe an outline of a skull and circles for eyes and mouth; flood face with icing. Sprinkle some with sanding sugar. Dry completely.1 recipe Royal Icing, White sanding sugar
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Notes
- Be sure to whip the royal icing long enough, about 10 minutes! It should be the consistency of soft whipped cream.
- Wrap the piping tip of the royal icing with plastic wrap when not using and store in the refrigerator. You want to prevent the royal icing from drying and clogging the piping tip.
- Store these cookies at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 38mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 374IU | Vitamin C: 0.002mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg
